Waterway Panorama - Antaq
Waterway Panorama - Antaq
Waterway Panorama - Antaq
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III International Seminar on<br />
<strong>Waterway</strong>s – Brazil / Netherlands<br />
In March 4 and 5, The International Seminar on<br />
<strong>Waterway</strong>s – Brazil/Netherlands, sponsored by<br />
ANTAQ in partnership with the Dutch Embassy in<br />
Brazil, was held at the headquarters of the National<br />
Confederation of Transport (CNT), in Brasilia.<br />
The speakers of the seminar were representatives<br />
of ANTAQ, the Ministry of Transport, the<br />
National Department of Transport Infrastructure –<br />
DNIT, National Water Agenda – ANA, by the<br />
Ministry of Transport, Public Works and Water<br />
Management of the Netherlands and the Port<br />
Rotterdam.<br />
The main purpose of the event was the exchange<br />
of experiences and information on inland<br />
navigation between authorities and Brazilian and<br />
Dutch experts.<br />
The topics presented were:<br />
1. The <strong>Waterway</strong> Transportation System in<br />
Brazil;<br />
2. The Role of River Transportation in the<br />
Netherlands and Europe;<br />
3. Strategies and Policies for the Development<br />
of Sustainable Inland <strong>Waterway</strong> Transportation:<br />
institutional and organizational aspects in inland<br />
navigation;<br />
4. River Transport Infrastructure: ports, waterways,<br />
and vessels; and<br />
5. Safety and Environment: Support systems<br />
for a safe, efficient and clean inland navigation<br />
(River Information Services, VTMS, Cargo Transportation<br />
and Handling).<br />
There was also the end of the event, a business<br />
roundtable to allow the integration between Dutch<br />
and Brazilian businessmen.<br />
The end of the event also included a business<br />
roundtable to allow for the integration among<br />
Dutch and Brazilian businessmen.<br />
One result of the business roundtable held at<br />
the seminar was the understanding that is being<br />
reached between Companhia Docas do Pará<br />
(CDP) and the Dutch consultancy NEA, with the<br />
mediation of the Dutch Embassy in Brazil. Also in<br />
2009, an agreement should be signed between<br />
the parties with the aim of studying for the promotion<br />
of water transportation, port and intermodal<br />
development in the state of Pará. Similar<br />
work is being done for the development of inland<br />
waterway transportation in Rio Grande do Sul.<br />
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